Destroyers

The role of Navy destroyers has evolved throughout history. They were originally designed to serve as escort vessels for larger ships and to provide defense against attack submarines and other short-range attack vessels and aircraft. Today, modern destroyers are much larger and more heavily equipped to defend against attacks from the air as well as other classes of ships. Those who served on Navy destroyers may have been exposed to airborne asbestos while on board as there were many types of asbestos products used in the construction and repair of these ships.

If you served on one of the destroyers listed below, you may have been exposed to asbestos

“Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs that is usually associated with elderly people and those over a certain age, but the reality is actually a little bit more complicated than that. Although mesothelioma is commonly diagnosed in the elderly, most people with the disease start develop twenty to thirty years before diagnosis. We often take for granted how many people understand the connection between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, but not nearly as many people understand the link between asbestos and mesothelioma.”

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